Ceramic artist Elisabeth Walden will take you through all the steps on how to hand-build a fat babe from a pinch pot and coils! Be sure to check the chapter markers below for detailed information. This video was recorded Live during the 39th Annual Ceramic Showcase event in Portland, Oregon. This year there were over 150+ ceramic artists who exhibited their work, with some who demonstrated their creative process. If you'd like to learn more about Elisabeth Walden's work, please visit: www.elisabethwalden.com/
Video details:
00:00 Short introduction; shows examples
01:01 Blending two clays: Trail Mix + Timberline Sculptural clay from Georgie’s
02:57 How Walden became a ceramic artist and how the Fat Babes came to be
04:22 checks wedged clay, continues to wedge
05:52 checks wedged clay
06:45 Preps to make smaller Fat Babe
08:18 Begins with pinch pot
12:59 Working pinch pot up
13:55 Have the basic form
14:44 Begins to make a larger form
21:01 Adding initial curves to define body shape
21:33 Talks about different body shapes and sizes
24:39 Stops working on larger form and returns to smaller one
24:57 Determining contours of the form
26:21 Adds folds to form
30:16 Tool: silicone-tip brushes
31:24 Reinforcing by pinching along the fold
33:23 Pinching rim together
34:14 Begins to finish rim; rolls coil
37:21 Attaches and blends coil to rim
44:30 Glazing and surface treatment
48:18 making a “poor man’s” slab
48:57 using slab as beginning of larger form
49:52 Ceramic artist Elisabeth Walden’s website and social media information
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